weakdna says reinstate monica‭

In my post-apocalyptic novel, my protagonist is not necessarily "good", and although the antagonist is an honest and kind person, my protagonist perceives her as "evil". My antagonist is the leade...

14 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by weakdna says reinstate monica‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by Kevin‭

I'm starting a new fantasy story, and although I had a loose idea of plot, I began sculpting my characters before writing anything. Creating images of them in my head, developing their personaliti...

7 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by weakdna says reinstate monica‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by ab2‭

I'm interested in starting a pleasure project: a fantasy story, along the lines of a witch delivering a prophecy to a king about a dangerous and deceitful foe who will overthrow him, and the king e...

9 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by weakdna says reinstate monica‭  ·  last activity 3y ago by James McLellan‭

(I asked another question about this novella here.) In a novella I'm writing, I explore the lives of a young Hispanic woman, Ramona, and her brother, Rafael, in an Orwellian-esque future America w...

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by weakdna says reinstate monica‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by Amadeus‭

In my post-apocalyptic novel, my MC Eris is severely traumatized by the death of her family at her own hands. Because of this, she has extreme aversion to social interaction and even physical cont...

4 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by weakdna says reinstate monica‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by Mark Baker‭

We all have seen the headlines: "Touching Moment Where Autistic Boy is Asked to Prom", "Watch This Child With Downs Win Her Heat During a Swim Competition", etc., that are touching at first glance,...

6 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by weakdna says reinstate monica‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

In my fantasy story that I'm slowly getting into, my MC Sirena is an apprentice witch. Her two fellow apprentices, Aster and Keeva, study alongside her under their High Priestess, and they all som...

5 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by weakdna says reinstate monica‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

I'm writing a satirical novella of sorts, based on the current American political climate. I'm exploring themes of race, political polarity, and youth. I do want to finish and possibly publish th...

1 answer  ·  posted 6y ago by weakdna says reinstate monica‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

In a lot of books, at the beginning, the authors include quotes from poetry or songs that are relevant to the theme of their story or to their characters' situations. Obviously I would have to ask...

2 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by weakdna says reinstate monica‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

I've never used any online service for reviewing, editing, and/or critique. I always get it from peers and mentors. There are some advantages to having your writing reviewed online, like speed an...

posted 6y ago by weakdna says reinstate monica‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

Many poets pair their artwork with their prose, probably the most notable is Rupi Kaur in her bestselling poetry collection Milk and Honey. Here, here, and here are some examples of her poetry and...

posted 7y ago by weakdna says reinstate monica‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

(Question about my hacker (hacking??) novel.) Just an FYI, I am a woman. Edward is a cyber spy and works with an organization named Vox Populi to curate and release all data online, especially t...

1 answer  ·  posted 7y ago by weakdna says reinstate monica‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

My character, Day, is the son of a dictator and the director of state-sanctioned and sponsored torture of mutated humans, one of whom is my MC. He killed his own sister to prove to his father that...

3 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by weakdna says reinstate monica‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

If the torture scene is happening to your MC or your current narrator, instead of focusing on all the blood and gore which can make a lot of readers queasy or uncomfortable, focus on the narrator's...

posted 7y ago by weakdna says reinstate monica‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

The "not like other girls" trope is pretty common in young adult fiction, arguably misogynistic, and usually applied to a female protagonist or love interest. Attempts to make a female character s...

7 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by weakdna says reinstate monica‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭